Conservation

Conservation

The Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation is home to a rare example of Rococo woodwork in Dalmatia. A tabernacle in which the host is kept, decorated with sculptural details and coated in a layer of water gilt, is a work of an unknown 18th-century master. Inappropriate keeping conditions in a hidden niche of the Hvar church have left their mark on the artwork. An overall conservation and restoration treatment was therefore performed at an Institute’s workshop, aimed at removing the cause of deterioration, consolidating structural elements and restoring the original appearance to the damaged piece of art.

Fort Possert, near Paz, is one of the few feudal forts in Istria featuring a preserved Gothic keep. The systematic archaeological research and conservation interventions initiated by the Croatian Conservation Institute in 2007 have provided a significant contribution to knowledge of mediaeval residential architecture in this region.The archaeological exploration, and particularly the discovered inventory originating from the period between the 14th and the early 17th c., have generated new assumptions concerning the history of the fort, and the planned completion of conservation repairs will make it possible to present this valuable monument to the public.

A team of experts from the Croatian Conservation Institute has carried out years of comprehensive conservation research of the Administrative Building of the former Sugar Refinery in Rijeka. The programme encompassed various activities, ranging from historical and archival research, through inspection of the physical condition and statics of the building, to conservation research of the architecture, stucco decoration, wall paintings, tile stoves, joinery and metalwork. The final conservation research study, completed in 2006, offers guidelines for the building's renovation and some new information about the purpose of this building as a notable residential and administrative palace.

The Villa Cesare in Savudrija is a combined property for leisure and farming dating from the 19th century, composed of a large hall with a tower and farming facilities, nowadays largely run-down. In 2010, the Croatian Conservation Institute carried out conservation research of the property, and established various phases in its development. On that occasion, decorative wall paintings were also discovered. The research project has contributed to a better understanding of the relatively neglected 19th-c. leisure architecture of Istria.